The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,276 - Aug 7 2019

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Clues Answers
& 9 Across Maybe Hoover vacuum cleaner left dust around politician once HERBERTHENRY
Bill's written about short dance in work of fiction NOVELETTE
Collection of Graves? Poet finally given a bust VINTAGE
Cutting earthwork to shelter soldier? TRENCHANT
Do be quiet at the back SHAFT
Dull, collecting yokel's top and bottom separately at the end DYINGLY
Gather a quantity of leaves round about ACQUIRE
Having hand in decadent fancy dish ROULADE
I'm saint converted from primitive religion ANIMIST
Iconic organisation for the better means to pick up what's said TOTEMIC
In brief, US politician gets lift leaving party SENDOFF
Keenly working to restrict newspaper's graphic edge KEYLINE
Laughing Cavalier in art RIANT
Long time wrapped in string like a cat LEONINE
Clues Answers
One enthralled by old organ player of distinction OLIVIER
One holds up chap with chutzpah, British ace CHEEKBONE
Release from prison holding unknown number of traitors SPYRING
Scrap something insignificant that odd characters rejected FIGHT
See 10 Down) ASQUITH
Service area with major retail chain strikes out countermands
Smart sports car model ARCHETYPE
Sort of bomb left in possession of US general CLUSTER
Sound source of entertainment worth both its successors put together SEVENTYEIGHT
Sports ground masks label on international competitors PROTAGONISTS
Tango with scaffolder friend of 'Dave' TRIGGER
Taxing heavily as a ruler SOAKING
Woman, jolly journalist, incapable of giving offence UNARMED
Wounded, become bloody GORED